Actually launch window in this case (better explained in a post above) has to do with Earth's rotation, Earth's orbit around the sun, and Mars' orbit around the sun, among other celestial gravitational pulls and such. Basically since we don't have uber-powerful engines (or enough fuel to keep them going for long periods of time) and rely mostly on drifting in orbits to reach interplanetary targets, there's only a certain time frame that you can launch in and still be able to reach the orbit of the object you're aiming at.
You may have a fundamental point there, but Darl lacks two very important things that Steve has - a very large marketing budget, and a pop icon which is pushing the otherwise measly profits from digital music sales into a huge media coup. And both of these make me at least respect Steve more - it's one thing to talk in PR-speak and such all the time, but when you have product, legions of fans, and billions in sales to back it up, at least you're getting somewhere. Ask the man on the street about an iPod, and he'll know exactly what you are talkin about. Ask the man on the street about UNIX (or even Linux *ducks*), and chances are he'll stare at you blankly.
It could be, just read closely: as a previous poster mentioned, it could be that 65% of MANUAL hacker attacks are on Linux-based systems - but manual attacks could only comprise a very small percentage of the total number of hacker attacks.
Though quoting the figure to two decimal places does make it sound a bit more dubious - meaning he probably had access to (or pulled an MS and commissioned) the survey itself and isn't just quoting some other industry source.
Ding! With PS3 claiming a 10-year life span, Sony will be counting on software for profit for 10 years, much like the current generation (though not as long a life cycle). They've already said the PS3 will be more expensive than PS2's launch price, mostly due to all the technology in it (HD support, BD-ROM, etc.).
With 360, though, MS will be able to sell the 1st gen box at less (though probably still a loss) and enjoy a price difference now, then when the technology is mature and needs to be added, sell the 2nd gen box at still a smaller price (even if its still a loss).
Face it, most consumers will buy both - just think of other future-promised upgrades that we on Slashdot deride for making the current generation obsolete (Macintels, various Smartphones/PDAs promised six months out, etc.). Most consumers buy for now, not for whatever new tech we know is coming out later.
Actually, TFA mentions that astronomers discovered Sedna in 2004, and since this is 2005, this is a separate discovery.
from TFA: "The same team that found Sedna have designated it [the new discovery] K40506A after it was picked up by the Gemini telescope and one of the twin Keck telescopes in Hawaii."
I'd be even more concerned about this temporal agent Xi Chuan, who was somehow able to travel 10 years into the future and grab a copy of Windows Vista.
Look at who our electors picked. We didn't actually pick anyone.
See, it's America. It's not my fault, it's the other guy/gal's fault. They should have been a rating system in place for the candidates, with little letters next to their names on the ballot to tell me which I should vote for.;)
I, as an American, wonder too what sudden discovery we think happens during that year betwen turning 17 years old and turning 18 years old. It's almost as archaic as the drinking age - at 18, I can help pick the "leader of the free world" (yes, through some long arduous and equally archaic process, but still) yet I cannot consume an alcoholic beverage (legally).
The bottom line to me though is still that ratings and such just point out our own moral stupidity - I know of very few under the age of 17 who make enough money to buy all these video games, yet when such a game is available to purchase to these youngsters, we scream and rant at the industry to prevent this by placing some stupid rating on the game so the dude at Wal-Mart has to press an extra "enter" to verify the age of the purchaser. Anyone ever think about just not giving their kids the money to buy the game?
Or better yet, why not trying paying attention to what you kids do/say/watch/play once in a while? I know, I know, I'm asking too much. After all, parents are people too - why should they have to take responsibility for the lives they bring into the world when they can just press the "easy" button all the time and place restrictions on all of society.
I take "Paraphrase This!" for $500
on
Death Star Subwoofer
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· Score: 4, Insightful
from the eBay listing:
"a subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the colesteral from my arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seemed to me that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to it's complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so I made my own (with a lot of help from my then housemate)."
from the post:
"A subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the cholesterol from arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seems that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to its complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so someone made his own (with a lot of help from a housemate). The Death Star Subwoofer is currently up for sale on Ebay."
Hmmm...the copy and paste is strong in this one. At least he fixed a couple spelling/grammar errors.
Umbilicals provide power and such to the shuttle while it is on the pad. The shuttle's batteries/fuel cells provide enough power for the mission, but they like to run it on Earth-based power for as long as possible before setting it on its own power.
Just think of "Demate the orbiter's midbody umbilical unit" as "Unplug laptop" before taking it off your desk. I know, not so sexy, but just imagine the laptop is a Powerbook G5 or an Alienware Media Center laptop that is liquid cooled, overclocked, and only 1" thin/5 lbs., whichever daydream is your preference.
A northwest approach to the SLF would put the VAB on the other side of the runway, and a southeast approach still puts you a considerable ways west of the VAB. Even if you hit the VAB, it was designed to withstand pretty strong winds (hurricanes and all) as well as aircraft impacts (the old 707 certification, I think). Sure, you might peel off some of the exterior panels (like a hurricane did last summer), but you probably won't penetrate too far into the structure or strike a vehicle inside.
Besides, since this is considered for once the shuttle program is retired, there won't be a shuttle and SRBs present in the VAB.
"In July 2004, Apple announced it would partner with handset maker Motorola in making a version of its iTunes software to run on Motorola phones. The software has been delayed but is expected to be made available soon. Observers say the companies also might have collaborated on a new hybrid iPod phone."
So the phones with iTunes and the hybrid iPod phone are two separate ideas.
Giving away? I thought each song on iTunes was for 99 cents when purchased individually, and most albums at $9.99?
Only songs given away were the ones through Pepsi, 7-11, and the previous countdown to 100 million songs (and some others, I'm sure).
Nothing to worry about July 13th. All three major disasters for NASA have happened within the same calendar week (last week of January, first couple days of February), albeit 40 years apart (Apollo 1 - January 27, 1963; Challenger - January 28, 1986; Columbia - February 1, 2003).
Slashdot Mirror
Wonder what they're up to today?
*BOOM* Gee thanks Takei, now everybody knows.
Actually launch window in this case (better explained in a post above) has to do with Earth's rotation, Earth's orbit around the sun, and Mars' orbit around the sun, among other celestial gravitational pulls and such. Basically since we don't have uber-powerful engines (or enough fuel to keep them going for long periods of time) and rely mostly on drifting in orbits to reach interplanetary targets, there's only a certain time frame that you can launch in and still be able to reach the orbit of the object you're aiming at.
So, we should now credit Alexander Graham Bell for the first podcast?
Yeah well I refuse to believe that male geeks inherently have trouble with women, but that ain't stopping it from being true.
You may have a fundamental point there, but Darl lacks two very important things that Steve has - a very large marketing budget, and a pop icon which is pushing the otherwise measly profits from digital music sales into a huge media coup. And both of these make me at least respect Steve more - it's one thing to talk in PR-speak and such all the time, but when you have product, legions of fans, and billions in sales to back it up, at least you're getting somewhere. Ask the man on the street about an iPod, and he'll know exactly what you are talkin about. Ask the man on the street about UNIX (or even Linux *ducks*), and chances are he'll stare at you blankly.
It could be, just read closely: as a previous poster mentioned, it could be that 65% of MANUAL hacker attacks are on Linux-based systems - but manual attacks could only comprise a very small percentage of the total number of hacker attacks. Though quoting the figure to two decimal places does make it sound a bit more dubious - meaning he probably had access to (or pulled an MS and commissioned) the survey itself and isn't just quoting some other industry source.
Ding! With PS3 claiming a 10-year life span, Sony will be counting on software for profit for 10 years, much like the current generation (though not as long a life cycle). They've already said the PS3 will be more expensive than PS2's launch price, mostly due to all the technology in it (HD support, BD-ROM, etc.).
With 360, though, MS will be able to sell the 1st gen box at less (though probably still a loss) and enjoy a price difference now, then when the technology is mature and needs to be added, sell the 2nd gen box at still a smaller price (even if its still a loss).
Face it, most consumers will buy both - just think of other future-promised upgrades that we on Slashdot deride for making the current generation obsolete (Macintels, various Smartphones/PDAs promised six months out, etc.). Most consumers buy for now, not for whatever new tech we know is coming out later.
Actually, TFA mentions that astronomers discovered Sedna in 2004, and since this is 2005, this is a separate discovery.
from TFA: "The same team that found Sedna have designated it [the new discovery] K40506A after it was picked up by the Gemini telescope and one of the twin Keck telescopes in Hawaii."
Well, if Planet X is sooo Gen X... It should be called iPlanet, or when someone tries to claim it, myPlanet.
50 SpaceShipOnes, give or take a vehicle or two. Sure, sub-orbital is vastly easier than orbital, let alone high orbital to reach ISS, but still.
Not new? It came out today, about an hour or so ago.
What this country really needs is an obsesity czar?
The ESRB.
How's fighting the war against fat?
Morgan Spurloch.
or tooth decay?
Listerine, champion over the gum disease [booming voice] GINGIVITIS! [/booming voice]
I'd be even more concerned about this temporal agent Xi Chuan, who was somehow able to travel 10 years into the future and grab a copy of Windows Vista.
Look at who our electors picked. We didn't actually pick anyone.
;)
See, it's America. It's not my fault, it's the other guy/gal's fault. They should have been a rating system in place for the candidates, with little letters next to their names on the ballot to tell me which I should vote for.
I, as an American, wonder too what sudden discovery we think happens during that year betwen turning 17 years old and turning 18 years old. It's almost as archaic as the drinking age - at 18, I can help pick the "leader of the free world" (yes, through some long arduous and equally archaic process, but still) yet I cannot consume an alcoholic beverage (legally).
The bottom line to me though is still that ratings and such just point out our own moral stupidity - I know of very few under the age of 17 who make enough money to buy all these video games, yet when such a game is available to purchase to these youngsters, we scream and rant at the industry to prevent this by placing some stupid rating on the game so the dude at Wal-Mart has to press an extra "enter" to verify the age of the purchaser. Anyone ever think about just not giving their kids the money to buy the game?
Or better yet, why not trying paying attention to what you kids do/say/watch/play once in a while? I know, I know, I'm asking too much. After all, parents are people too - why should they have to take responsibility for the lives they bring into the world when they can just press the "easy" button all the time and place restrictions on all of society.
from the eBay listing:
"a subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the colesteral from my arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seemed to me that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to it's complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so I made my own (with a lot of help from my then housemate)."
from the post:
"A subwoofer so powerful it could loosen fillings, shake out the cholesterol from arteries and generally make a lot of noise. It seems that the Death Star, ignoring the weakness that ultimately lead to its complete destruction, was a pretty good design... so someone made his own (with a lot of help from a housemate). The Death Star Subwoofer is currently up for sale on Ebay."
Hmmm...the copy and paste is strong in this one. At least he fixed a couple spelling/grammar errors.
How good are Chinese hydrogen fuel sensors? Just wondering...
"Made in China" is on everything else in this country, so just checking.
lol...
Umbilicals provide power and such to the shuttle while it is on the pad. The shuttle's batteries/fuel cells provide enough power for the mission, but they like to run it on Earth-based power for as long as possible before setting it on its own power.
Just think of "Demate the orbiter's midbody umbilical unit" as "Unplug laptop" before taking it off your desk. I know, not so sexy, but just imagine the laptop is a Powerbook G5 or an Alienware Media Center laptop that is liquid cooled, overclocked, and only 1" thin/5 lbs., whichever daydream is your preference.
A northwest approach to the SLF would put the VAB on the other side of the runway, and a southeast approach still puts you a considerable ways west of the VAB. Even if you hit the VAB, it was designed to withstand pretty strong winds (hurricanes and all) as well as aircraft impacts (the old 707 certification, I think). Sure, you might peel off some of the exterior panels (like a hurricane did last summer), but you probably won't penetrate too far into the structure or strike a vehicle inside. Besides, since this is considered for once the shuttle program is retired, there won't be a shuttle and SRBs present in the VAB.
Actually, from the article:
"In July 2004, Apple announced it would partner with handset maker Motorola in making a version of its iTunes software to run on Motorola phones. The software has been delayed but is expected to be made available soon. Observers say the companies also might have collaborated on a new hybrid iPod phone."
So the phones with iTunes and the hybrid iPod phone are two separate ideas.
Giving away? I thought each song on iTunes was for 99 cents when purchased individually, and most albums at $9.99? Only songs given away were the ones through Pepsi, 7-11, and the previous countdown to 100 million songs (and some others, I'm sure).
"ledganday"
What?
Well, its sun must exert quite a gravitational pull on it to maintain its orbit, so in that respect it does have weight.
Though I agree, I believe the poster was mistaken (as is often the case when talking about "weight" versus "mass", especially for celestial objects).
Nothing to worry about July 13th. All three major disasters for NASA have happened within the same calendar week (last week of January, first couple days of February), albeit 40 years apart (Apollo 1 - January 27, 1963; Challenger - January 28, 1986; Columbia - February 1, 2003).